PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Outlaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Rico
vs
Outlaw

190 cm
24
195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

188 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Rico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Outlaw!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rico throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rico works over Outlaw's head and body with a nice combination.
Outlaw shoots in and drives through. Rico sprawls well.
Rico tries to bum rush Outlaw with a series of wild strikes but Outlaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rico looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rico.
Rico scores with a jab. Outlaw acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Outlaw looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rico.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Outlaw is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Outlaw misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Rico stands up and beckons Outlaw to join him on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rico fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Decent striking displayed by Rico there.
Rico scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rico!
Outlaw shoots and misses
and Rico counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jonny Rico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Outlaw.
Outlaw dodges the punch combination from Rico.
Outlaw blocks a head kick by Rico.
Outlaw misses with a takedown attempt

and Rico counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Outlaw!
Outlaw is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico controlling the position easily from mount.
Outlaw is looking to improve his position but Rico isn't that keen on the idea.
Rico takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Outlaw is working to get back to half guard.
Rico looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Outlaw for as long as he can get away with.
Poor strikes thrown by Rico there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rico content just to control the position here.
Outlaw is looking to improve his position but Rico isn't that keen on the idea.
Outlaw is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Outlaw keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rico looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rico tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jonny Rico just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Outlaw shoots and misses
and Rico counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Rico dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rico's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rico duly obliges.
Rico displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Decent striking displayed by Rico there.
Outlaw darts in trying to clinch
and Rico connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rico lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Outlaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Outlaw blocks a head kick by Rico.
Outlaw shoots and misses
and Rico counters with a three punch combo that has Outlaw backing up. Outlaw nods at Rico to acknowledge the strikes.
Outlaw has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rico fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Outlaw walks into a stiff left hand from Rico.
Rico scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Outlaw is breathing heavily.
Rico throws a right hand that Outlaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Outlaw also avoids with ease.
Outlaw tries for a takedown but Rico circles away easily
and Rico counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rico connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rico lands a jab-cross combination.
Jonny Rico is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rico with a hook.
Rico throws a push kick but Outlaw slaps the foot to one side.
Rico throws a combination. Outlaw tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rico stalks Outlaw and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Outlaw's face. Outlaw staggers backwards, shaken.

Outlaw darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rico desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico is trying to stand up here but Outlaw is controlling him well.
Rico is doing well to control the position and prevent Outlaw from advancing to side control.
Outlaw is trying to control the action in half guard but Rico is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rico is pressing down on Outlaw's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Outlaw looking to sit in guard and control but Rico gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Outlaw looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rico is one step ahead there.

Rico stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico scores with a body shot.
Jonny Rico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rico thuds his right hand into Outlaw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Outlaw looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rico is fending him off so far but Outlaw persists. Nope, Rico circles away and we're back to standing.
Jonny Rico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Outlaw.
Rico displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rico feints and then cracks Outlaw's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Outlaw down.
Rico looks to land a combination. Outlaw sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rico tries to bum rush Outlaw with a series of wild strikes but Outlaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rico connects with a good right hand that stumbles Outlaw. Outlaw circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Rico scores with a takedown into Outlaw's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Outlaw looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Rico has picked Outlaw up and slammed him! Outlaw can't keep hold of the triangle and Rico manages to pass to side control!
Outlaw taking a bit of punishment here - Rico scoring with strikes.
Outlaw takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Rico decides to stand back up.
Danga de danga de dang - Rico scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rico scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jonny Rico is winning the standup battle so far.
Rico lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rico!

Rico looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Rico decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Rico dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Rico lands a jab-cross combination.
A left and a right from Rico both land. Nice combination.
Outlaw doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rico counters with a one-two to the body.
Rico throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rico misses with a takedown attempt - Outlaw sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rico lands a jab.
Rico is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Outlaw can do to turn this around?

Rico shoots in and bounces Outlaw off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Outlaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rico trying to control the position from guard on top but Outlaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Outlaw is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rico passes Outlaw's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rico is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jonny Rico is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rico postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Outlaw to stand up.
Rico lands a jab to Outlaw's midsection.
Rico misses with the combination.
Rico misses with a series of wild punches.
Rico with a jab.
Rico lands a jab-cross combination.
Outlaw walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rico fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outlaw checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rico misses with a head kick.
Rico swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rico cracks Outlaw with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rico keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rico misses with a double jab.
Outlaw gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rico.
Outlaw misses with a takedown attempt - Rico sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jonny Rico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Outlaw.
Rico closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Outlaw with a poor takedown
and Rico counters with a three punch combo that has Outlaw backing up. Outlaw nods at Rico to acknowledge the strikes.
Outlaw has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Outlaw walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Outlaw has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice uppercut there from Rico.
Rico shoots in but no luck this time.
Rico lands a two punch combo.
Rico fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Outlaw avoids it really well and circles away.
Rico shoots in but Outlaw avoids the takedown attempt easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Rico showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rico has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Rico!